Another morning arrived.
Through the curtains, the gradually brightening sunlight was faintly visible outside.
“Nyaa~”
Ling Xiaoyou groggily woke from her dreams, rubbed her crimson eyes, and yawned.
Last night, she had gone out shopping with Bai Shuanglian and stayed out a bit too long, so she hadn’t gotten enough sleep and wanted to sleep more.
But today was the day the elimination tournament started, so Ling Xiaoyou couldn’t laze around in bed like yesterday.
That’s right—a full day had passed since that night when Bai Shuanglian wanted to “replenish Xiaoyou Energy.”
That event had already happened the night before last.
That night, Ling Xiaoyou and Bai Shuanglian had slept together.
Mm, it was very comfortable—slept straight through till morning.
Nothing special happened during that time; they just slept.
If she had to give any comment, it was that Bai Shuanglian’s embrace was still very warm.
Sleeping there was cozy and warm, and she wanted to sleep more.
Ling Xiaoyou sat up sleepily, stretched, then fumbled around the edge of the bed, trying to find the clothes she had tossed aside before going to sleep.
Since there was a one-day break between the arena tournament and the elimination tournament, Ling Xiaoyou had chosen to spend the entire day out with Bai Shuanglian.
Because she couldn’t resist buying some fruit wine to taste while shopping, by the time she returned to the hotel room to sleep, she was already a bit dazed.
She simply threw her clothes aside and flopped onto the bed.
After groping around for a while, Ling Xiaoyou didn’t find her clothes, but instead touched something soft.
“Huh? Is there something soft on my bed?”
Ling Xiaoyou’s muddled little head thought about it but couldn’t come up with an answer.
So she forced open her crimson eyes and looked at where her hand was touching—and then froze.
In the direction she was looking, a clear, beautiful girl lay there, like a celestial maiden who had fallen into the mortal world.
Mm, it was Bai Shuanglian.
Bai Shuanglian lay beside Ling Xiaoyou, completely still, seemingly fast asleep.
Ling Xiaoyou’s little hand kept groping over her body, as if she were taking advantage of Bai Shuanglian while she slept.
Ling Xiaoyou glanced at the peaks that were still magnificent even when lying flat, then looked at her own little buns.
Suddenly, a wave of defeat welled up inside her.
But soon, she snapped back to reality.
That wasn’t the point—the point was Bai Shuanglian!
“Ugh, why is Bai Shuanglian by my bedside?”
“I remember I finally sent her back to her own room, didn’t I?”
Ling Xiaoyou had already gotten quite used to sleeping with Bai Shuanglian, so naturally, she didn’t feel shy or uncomfortable like she did at first.
She was just wondering why Bai Shuanglian was in her room.
Ling Xiaoyou shook her little head and rubbed her face.
The last memories of the night gradually surfaced in her mind.
‘…I think…’
‘After accompanying Bai Shuanglian back to her room, I didn’t want to leave.’
‘I pulled Bai Shuanglian to sleep with me.’
‘Then I stayed here, staring at Bai Shuanglian and grinning foolishly. In the end, I got all muddled, got into bed, and forcefully…’
‘…’
As it turned out, drinking leads to bad decisions!
Ling Xiaoyou thought to herself, then glanced at the time.
Seeing it was getting late, she knelt beside Bai Shuanglian, gave her a push, and said:
“Bai Shuanglian, Bai Shuanglian, time to wake up! We have to go to the competition today!”
“Mm… I know.”
At Ling Xiaoyou’s call, Bai Shuanglian slowly opened her eyes.
The first thing she saw was Ling Xiaoyou’s cute little face.
Just waking up to have a cute thing right in front of her—what should she do?
She thought for a moment, then, as if she had found the answer, she wrapped her arms around Ling Xiaoyou, pulled her into her embrace, and nuzzled her.
Then, she let go of the stunned Ling Xiaoyou, rubbed her little head, and said:
“Mm, morning Xiaoyou Energy is fully replenished. Time to get up.”
Ling Xiaoyou: “…”
Her cheeks flushed slightly.
She shot Bai Shuanglian a coquettish glare, then picked up her clothes under the latter’s smiling gaze and ran to the bathroom to change and wash up.
Seeing this, Bai Shuanglian chuckled, finding the other’s reaction amusing.
After all, last night when she was drunk, she wasn’t like this at all.
Shaking her head in amazement, Bai Shuanglian got out of bed, changed clothes, and then used magic arts to clean herself.
Although as a cultivator, Bai Shuanglian didn’t need to wash up at all, such actions were more for a sense of ritual—to feel as if she were still living like an ordinary person.
She glanced at the bathroom, from which came the sound of running water.
After thinking for a moment, she walked out of her room and headed toward the dining hall.
Bai Shuanglian planned to bring Ling Xiaoyou some breakfast, so they wouldn’t have to go downstairs to eat later.
Arriving at the dining hall, Bai Shuanglian looked around and saw that there weren’t many people there at the moment.
As the hotel where the contestants stayed, it originally housed quite a few people, but the arena tournament the day before had eliminated many.
Although the hotel didn’t forbid eliminated contestants from staying on, those who were eliminated didn’t want to waste time remaining in the hotel.
Most had already left over the past two days.
Bai Shuanglian went to the Chinese-style breakfast that Ling Xiaoyou usually liked, picked out a few portions, and stored them in her space ring.
Then she prepared to head back.
But before she had gone far, she saw a young girl who looked similar to her but more childish walk in.
“Oh, good morning, Sister Lian.”
Bai Xiqing greeted Bai Shuanglian, then looked at her curiously and asked:
“Sister Lian, you’re already done eating and heading back?”
“No, I’m taking it back to eat with a friend.”
Bai Shuanglian shook her head and said.
“A friend?”
Bai Xiqing was startled, then leaned in with a gossipy expression and said excitedly:
“Is it Sister You? How’s your relationship with her progressing… Ouch!”
Before she could finish, Bai Shuanglian cleanly flicked her on the forehead.
“Kids shouldn’t pry into so many things.”
Bai Shuanglian gave her a flat look and said.
“I’m just curious.”
Bai Xiqing stuck out her tongue, then continued curiously:
“Speaking of which, I didn’t see you at all yesterday, Sister Lian. Were you with Sister You?”
“Mm, I went shopping and played with her yesterday. We didn’t come back to the hotel until late at night, and we slept together.”
Bai Shuanglian nodded, admitting it.
“Together?! Sleeping?!”
Bai Xiqing quickly caught the key words and couldn’t help but exclaim.
She must have imagined some inappropriate scene, as her face turned red, and she let out an occasional “hehehe” giggle.
“Wow~ Sis, you’ve already reached the old married couple lifestyle with Sister You? That’s amazing!”
Bai Shuanglian glanced at her gossipy clan sister, ignored whatever else she wanted to ask, and vanished from the spot.
Seeing that, Bai Xiqing was stunned.
She looked at the spot where Bai Shuanglian had been standing, now empty.
She opened her mouth as if to say something, but finally shrugged helplessly and said:
“It really is ‘out of sight, out of mind’—once you have a wife, you forget your sister!”